Rangers beat Angels 5‑3 behind Quantrill, early outburst

ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Cal Quantrill pitched six shutout innings, Elias Díaz homered and drove in two runs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-3 on Sunday at Globe Life Park. The Rangers scored three runs in the second inning and two in the fifth. Ezequiel Duran homered, Cody Freeman tripled in a run and Díaz added a sacrifice fly in the second. In the fifth, Díaz homered and Brandon Nimmo hit a sacrifice fly. The Angels scored all their runs in the eighth. Zach Neto homered, Josh Lowe hit a sacrifice fly, and Gustavo Campero singled in a run. Quantrill (6-4) allowed six hits and struck out six over six innings. Jacob Latz pitched the ninth, allowing one hit and striking out two for his 25th save. Yusei Kikuchi (0-4) took the loss, allowing five runs, seven hits and four strikeouts in five innings. Texas had eight hits; Los Angeles had 11. Attendance was 31,593, and the game lasted 2:42. The Rangers improved to 65-66, while the Angels fell to 52-79.